Roland R. Renne interview, 1975.

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Roland R. Renne interview, 1975.

Roland Renne, president emeritus of Montana State University and former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture under presidents Kennedy and Johnson, discusses the critical transitions that have occurred in Montana farming and livestock from the 1930s until 1975. Roland Renne discusses the critical transitions that have occurred in Montana farming and livestock from the 1930s until 1975.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7302118

Montana Historical Society Library

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Renne, Roland Roger, 1905-

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Roland Roger Renne was born on 12 Dec. 1905 in Grenwich, N.J., the third of five children. Renne grew up helping his father farm and attended country schools. He applied for admission to Rutgers University and graduated with top honors in 1927. Renne went on to earn a PhD. in agricultural economics at the University of Wisconsin in 1930. Following his graduation he joined the faculty of Montana State College in Bozeman as an assistant professor. In 1943 Renne became president of the college, a p...

Safford, Jeffrey J., 1934-

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Jeffrey J. Safford was born in 1934. He received his A.B. in music from Wagner College (1956), an M.S. in secondary education (English) from Wagner College (1959), and his PhD in history from Rutgers University (1968). In 1968 he joined the faculty of the Montana State University History Dept. as an assistant professor and subsequently served as an associate professor (1972-1977) and professor (1977-1991). He was given the rank of Professor Emeritus of History and Philosophy for his distinguishe...